Whiffletree

noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
a whippletree US
2
a crossbar that is attached to the traces of a draft horse and to the vehicle or implement that the horse is pulling wordnet

Synonyms

swingletree swingtree swingtree whippletree

Etymology

From whiffle + tree.

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